On Your Toes School of Dancing is locally owned and operated by Shari Trujillo. She teaches ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, and Competition
 

Class Descriptions and attire

  • Pre Ballet
  • Beginning Ballet 1/Tap
  • Beginning Ballet 2/Tap
  • Intermediate Ballet 2/Tap
  • Ballet 1
  • Ballet 2
  • Intermediate Tap and Advance Tap
  • Jazz/Hip Hop 1-3
  • Intermediate and Advanced Lyrical

 

Pre Ballet: a ballet class for ages: 2 1/2 - 4 years of age. This class is designed to start ballerinas with basic positions and vocabulary. Also practicing basic motor skills: Skipping, Rolling, Summer Sault's, Etc... (This class is 45 minutes)

Beginning Ballet 1/Tap: a combination ballet/tap class for students ages 4 - 6. This class is designed to help student's with their beginning ballet and tap vocabulary, memorization and technique. This class is 1 hour long and is made up of 45 minutes ballet/ 15 minutes tap.

Beginning Ballet 2/Tap: a combination ballet/tap class that consists of barre work, center floor and traveling combinations. This class is for ages 6 - 8. Students also continue to learn ballet/tap vocabulary and technique. This class is 1 hour long, and is made up of 45 minutes ballet and 15 minutes of tap.

Dress requirements: for Pre-Ballet, Beginning Ballet 1/Tap, Beginning Ballet 2/Tap:

  • Girls: Pink leotard, pink or white tights, pink ballet shoes, and black tap shoes. Hair to be in a bun.
  • Boys: Black jazz pants and white shirt with black ballet shoes and black tap shoes.

 

Intermediate Ballet 2/Tap: Students will start to work on more combinations, center placement, turns. They will be working on flexibility and stretching correctly. White still studying vocabulary and basic technique. This class is for ages 8 - 10. This class is 1 hour long and made up of 40 minutes of ballet, and 20 minutes of tap.

Ballet 1: Students continue on barre work and center core control, they will also start to work on special warm-ups and controlling steps to build muscle to get ready for pointe shoes. Pointe shoes only at age 12 if they are ready with the consent of a doctor's release. This class is for ages 10 - 12. This class is 1 hour long.

Dress requirements: for Intermediate Ballet 2/Tap and Ballet 1:

  • Black leotard, ballet pink or white tights, pink ballet shoes (black tap shoes for Int. level)
  • Hair requirements: Please wear hair in bun (if hair length allows)

 

Ballet 2: Students will begin pointe work with the consent of a doctor's note. They will continue to work on barre strengthening, center combinations, traveling steps, vocabulary and technique. This is a very excited and yet challenging step for a dancer, so we require that two classes of ballet be taken. Pointe Techniques 1 hour long, and Ballet 2 1 hour 30 minutes.

Dress requirements: for Ballet 2:

  • Any color leotard, nude, pink or white tights, ballet shoes and pink pointe shoes.
  • Leg warmers are allowed, but only for first combination. Ballet shorts, skirts, and skorts are allowed in these classes.

 

Intermediate Tap and Advanced Tap :Students learn coordination, ability to count and hear the beat along with learning rhythm. Teacher recommendation for Advanced Tap. Class is 30 minutes long.

Dress requirements: for Tap:

  • Any color leotard, nude, pink or white tights, dance shorts or pants are allowed (fitted tank tops are allowed over leotard.) Black Tap Shoes.

 

Jazz/Hip Hop 1-3 : Jazz/Hip Hop deals with strengthening the core and stretching muscles. It also helps build self esteem and motivation. Choreography is made up of different turns, leaps, and jump combinations. Classes are 1 hour long.

  • Jazz 1: ages 6 - 8
  • Jazz 2: ages 9 - 11
  • Jazz 3: ages 12 -up

Dress requirements: for Jazz/Hip Hop:

  • Any color leotard, black jazz pants, black jazz shoes (jazz sneakers are allowed for Hip Hop), hair pulled up off of the face and neck, and midriff must not show.

 

Intermediate and Advanced Lyrical : Lyrical is an expression of a song or ones feelings. To make movements flow and create a story of dance movements. Classes are 30 minutes long.

  • Intermediate level is ages 9 -11
  • Advanced Level is age 12 - up

Dress requirements: for Lyrical:

  • Any color leotard, tights, capri pants, pants or shorts. (fitted tank over leotard is allowed.) Hair must be pulled back out of face.

 

 

 

 

On Your Toes School of Dancing
Shari Trujillo: Instructor/Owner
1415 E. Fairmont Blvd., Rapid City SD 57701
(605) 341-0335 ~ onyourtoes@rap.midco.net